tour dates and stuff

updated may 2, 2008

Here's the latest...

tour dates:

• Oregon: May 1-2 Throckmorton Theater, Mill Valley, CA

• May 3 MW drum clinic, Throckmorton Theater, Mill Valley, CA, 2-4 pm

• May 5 Kuumbwa Jazz Center Santa Cruz, CA

• May 7 Neurosciences Center, San Diego, CA

• May 10 Stavanger Jazz Festival, Stavanger, Norway


More to come!

new recordings and other projects:

Funk Tango Wins Latin Grammy!

Funk Tango [Paquito Records] by Paquito D'Rivera Quintet featuring
Mark Walker - drums
Paquito D'Rivera - alto saxophone
Pernell Saturnino - percussion
Diego Urcola - trumpet
Hector Del Curto - bandoneon
Oscar Stagnaro - bass guitar
Fernando Otero, Ed Simon, Alon Yaunai - piano
won for Best Latin Jazz Album in the Latin Grammy Awards!!

New CD Releases:

10000 Kilometers [Cam Jazz] by Oregon
Mark Walker - drums
Paul McCandless - bass clarinet
Ralph Towner - classical guitar
Glen Moore - double bass


clips from 1000 Kilometers--check out the percussion solo on "Redial"!!

From the amazing review by John Kelman in AllAbout Jazz: "Oregon may well be the longest-running group in jazz today, with three of its four members together since its inception in 1970. Its ability to combine detailed composition with near-telepathic free improvisation can still be heard on 1000 Kilometers, the group's 24th recording, but what's also immediately evident is a group that's by no means standing still....drummer/percussionist Mark Walker has been with the group for more than a decade, so it's time to stop considering him the new kid on the block. Opening 1000 Kilometers with his propulsive and Latinesque "Deep Six"*--Walker's first tune to be featured on an Oregon record--it's clear that he's an integral part of the group's current soundscape. It may be only possible to fully appreciate his remarkable ability to combine a conventional drum kit with an array of hand and electronic percussion when seen in performance, but it's become a new fundamental for the group, one of many factors that keeps Oregon from being caught in a stylistic time warp."
*Mark's first individual nomination for a Grammy, for Best Instrumental Composition!!

Love,
Mark

...and don't forget to check out the Oregon website!

Watch this space: more dates to come!